"Wet wipes?" General Emilio questioned . Although his face remained relatively unchanged, but I could sense a hint of confusion in his tone.
"Yeah. For you." I said as I gently placed a pack of wet wipes on his palms.
Ever since I stayed at Elena's place, I was introduced to a bunch of beauty-related products that she had always used. She said that she would never forget about self-care, even in the midst of battle. Because, as she stated, 'I'd rather be a pretty killer than an ugly killer'.
"Why?" General Emilio stared at the pack of wet wipes on his hand, and slowly flipped it around to see if there was sothing else to it.
"Try using them on your face or hands, it feels nice." I answered quickly before imdiately turning around and walking back to Jeanne and General Zhang.
Elena had offered various skincare products, but I only took a few wet wipes because it might be useful when we went on a long raid, or when we got lost. To think that it'd be used for this...
"Haa..." I sighed deeply as I thought about the possibility of offending a new general.
During my dark days after Eli disappeared, I neglected even the most basic everyday tasks, like eating, showering, and cleaning up. And whenever I forced myself to eat, I wasn't able to swallow it without throwing it up right after. Until one day, soone forced to wash my face.
It was sothing simple, sothing nial. It wasn't even a proper face wash, just a simple rinse with water. And I instantly felt a little bit better. Since that day, I slowly tried to do just one simple task every day.
But, just because it worked for , didn't an it'll work with everyone. What really helped was that I found a new purpose, a new goal. I just thought that those wet wipes might help him feel a little bit more refreshed.
"Wet wipes? Why are you suddenly giving out wet wipes?" General Zhang asked as soon as I approached them again.
"I got them from Elena, okay?" I pouted.
"Give so, too." He held out his hand and smirked at .
"No wet wipes for you," I pushed his hand away lightly, and turned to face Jeanne, "by the way, Jeanne. Before we go, is Wolf in good care? Does he have a place to sleep?"
"Of course. He's staying with Dmitri right now. And it seems like Dmitri enjoys playing the role of big brother for him, too." Jeanne chuckled a bit.
"That's great, then. Let's go look for souvenirs for them after we get back?" I clapped my hands together, and my eye lit up in excitent.
"Sure. I think the boy would love so gifts." She giggled.
"Oh, and also, let's get him so food. I'm sure he'll like so juicy at. Or sweets?" I put my finger on my lips while thinking.
"We can get both. Maybe so new clothes, too?" Jeanne added.
"Yes!" My smile widened.
"Why do you guys sound like annoying neighbour ladies?" General Zhang piped in.
While we exchanged banter, I peeked a few tis at general Emilio, who was still staring at the pack of wet wipes without moving an inch. I gulped nervously, wondering what he might be thinking.
"Co. We should hurry." He suddenly spoke up, and I flinched a little. Well, at least he didn't seem angry? Kinda hard to tell when he had a stoic face, though...
"Yep. Let's get on our horses." General Zhang agreed.
After that, he walked towards his own horse, which was already strapped with supplies. He rummaged for a bit, before tossing a perfectly smooth rifle that looked almost exactly like my previous one, just with a new globe-thingy, and complete with a silencer too, "here, little cub. Your promised weapon."
"Ah, thank you!" I caught the rifle and silencer, and imdiately inspected it with sparkling eyes. My brand new weapon, finally! At last, I could bid goodbye to fighting like a caveman with a stick and fists!
"Try channeling your mana into it." He smirked playfully while he crossed his arms in front of his chest.
I did as he told to, and the globe-thingy in the middle of it glowed red, the color of my elent.
"Woah! What does it do?" I asked excitedly.
"Not much, you now have two firing options, basically. One is your usual mana bullet, and the other is your condensed mana bullet." He held up 2 fingers while explaining it to .
"Condensed? What's the difference?" I tilted my head in confusion.
"For that one, it's like a mana bullet, but infused with your elent and coated with a special substance that Koji made, don't ask what, it's nerdy stuff," he chuckled, "so because your elent is fire, that bullet will explode upon impact."
"This... Sounds expensive, haha..." I nervously scratched my cheek, "and does that an different elents will yield different results?"
"The answer to both of your remarks would be a huge, giant yes! Tee-hee! But that condensed mana bullet needs a lot more mana, though. So it's best if you save them for important occasions, or you'll run out of mana and get mauled by a monster!" He said as he winked playfully at .
"This eel..." I frowned in annoyance.
"Are you going to ride a horse this ti, general Zhang?" General Jeanne asked as she approached with two horses, presumably mine and hers.
"Yeap. Timmy is too big to navigate through the woods. And he will stick out like a sore thumb, anyway." He answered with ease.
"I see," Jeanne nodded, "here, Chaerin. Your horse."
"Thanks, Jeanne!" I gave her a huge smile as she handed the horse's leash.
'Brrrr~' The horse purred softly at , and rubbed its snout on my cheek.
'Ding!'
[Passive skill: 'Animal's Beloved' is reacting strongly towards the being in front of you]
"Hehe, that tickles." I patted its head affectionately, and rejoiced silently because I chose that skill.
After that, we all made sure we got proper weapon and armor ready, and fastened our supplies to our horses. Once we were sure, we mounted our respective horses and headed towards the gate.
"Wait, so what's our plan?" I awkwardly asked while I turned left and right, looking at each one of them. We were already heading out, but what would we do, exactly?
Following a brief silence, general Emilio finally spoke to , "...General Zhang will explain. He's the one who concocted the plan. I just lead on the battlefield."
"Okay?" Was it just , or was general Emilio's voice a bit nervous?
"Well, first..." General Zhang started.
"Uh-huh?" I nodded, fully focusing my attention on him.
"We commit arson."
"The hell!?"
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